Jeb Bush on Oregon Massacre: “Stuff Happens”

As Slate's Josh Voorhees wrote today, Donald Trump responded to Thursday's mass shooting in Oregon by implying that such tragedies simply could not be prevented because crazy people will always be crazy. Trump's 2016 Republican nomination rival Jeb Bush has now gotten on board with a similar line of argument, the New Yorker's Ryan Lizza reports from a campaign event in South Carolina:

In Greenville, South Carolina, Jeb Bush, arguing against calls for gun control after major tragedy, says, "stuff happens."

"Freedom's untidy, and free people are free to make mistakes and commit crimes and do bad things," Rumsfeld said. "They're also free to live their lives and do wonderful things. And that's what's going to happen here."

Looting, he added, was not uncommon for countries that experience significant social upheaval. "Stuff happens," Rumsfeld said.